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Volume 19, Number 4—April 2013

Perspective

Discrepancies in Data Reporting for Rabies, Africa L. H. Nel
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Synchronized, shared, or unified data reporting is necessary and feasible.

Research

Novel Circovirus in Tissues of Dogs with Vasculitis and Hemorrhaging
L. Li et al.
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Results indicate a likely association between circovirus infection in dogs and canine vascular disease.
Cost-effectiveness of Novel System of Mosquito Surveillance and Control, Brazil
K. M. Pepin et al.
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Results are relevant to public health budgets and societal concerns.
Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in Neonates, Minnesota, USA, 2000–2010
P. Ferrieri et al.
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Keywords: group b streptococci, GBS, neonatal GBS disease, invasive GBS disease, serotype IV GBS, early onset GBS disease, late onset GBS disease, clindamycin resistance, Minnesota
Transmission of Hepatitis E Virus from Rabbits to Cynomolgus Macaques P. Liu et al.
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Cross-species transmission indicates that this virus may also infect humans.
Description and Nomenclature of Neisseria meningitidis Capsule Locus O. B. Harrison et al.
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TOC Title: Description and Nomenclature of Neisseria meningitidis Capsule Locus

Revised nomenclature for serogroups and capsule biosynthesis genes is proposed.
Detection of Spliced mRNA from Human Bocavirus 1 in Clinical Samples from Children with Respiratory Tract Infections
A. Christensen et al.
Predicting Hotspots of Influenza Reassortment
T. L. Fuller et al.
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A reassortant influenza (H3N2/H5N1) virus is most likely to originate from eastern China, central China, or the Nile Delta in Egypt.
Effect of 10-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine on Childhood Pneumonia, Brazil
E. Afonso et al.
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Vaccination rapidly reduced hospitalizations for pneumonia among children.
Risk for Influenza Infection among Acute-Care Staff during 2009 Pandemic, Canada
S. P. Kuster et al.
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Facial protection and adherence to hand hygiene recommendations may help prevent influenza transmission.
Deaths Associated with Influenza Pandemic of 1918–19, Japan S. Chandra
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Contrary to popular belief, Japan’s experience of the 1918 influenza pandemic was typical of that of Asian countries.
Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Chacma Baboons, South Africa C. Dickens et al.
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Whether baboons were infected with HBV by humans or vice versa is unclear.
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization of the Groin and Risk for Clinical Infection among HIV-infected Adults
P. J. Peters et al.

Dispatches

Feline Origin of Rotavirus Strain, Tunisia
M. Fredj et al.
Tick-borne Encephalitis Virus in Horses, Austria
J. O. Rushton et al.
Characterization of Hepatitis Virus in Long-Fingered Bats, Myanmar
B. He et al.
Outbreak of Coxsackievirus A6, Thailand
J. Puenpa et al.
Early Introduction and Delayed Dissemination of Pandemic Influenza, Gabon S. Lekana-Douki et al.
Response to a Rabies Epidemic, Bali, Indonesia, 2008–2011 A. Putra et al.
Genetic Relatedness of Dengue Viruses in Key West, Florida, USA, 2009–2010
J. L. Jordan et al.
Diagnosis and Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak during the 2010–2011 Epidemic in South Korea
J. Park et al.

Photo Quiz

Photo Quiz
P. Kumar and F. A. Murphy

Another Dimension

Myth Dispelled
A. Possner

Letters

Novel Serotype of Bluetongue Virus, Western North America N. Maclachlan et al.
Monkey Bites among U.S. Military Members, Afghanistan, 2011
G. A. Engel et al.
Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 3 Strains in Domestic Pigs, Cameroon
V. Salete de Paula et al.
Monkey Bites Among U.S. Military Members, Afghanistan, 2011
L. E. Mease and K. A. Baker
Novel Respiratory Syncytial Virus Subtype ON1 among Children, Cape Town, South Africa, 2012 Z. Valley-Omar et al.
Henipaviruses and Fruit Bats, Papua New Guinea H. Field et al.
High Incidence of Japanese Encephalitis, Southern China Y. Feng et al.
Novel Hantavirus in Field Vole, United Kingdom
K. C. Pounder et al.
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Outbreak and Coxsackievirus A6, Northern Spain, 2011 M. Montes et al.
Rabies Update for Latin America and the Caribbean
M. Vigilato et al.
Serosurveys in Dogs Indicate Threats to Human and Animal Health, Uganda
J. Millán et al.
Iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease from Commercial Human Growth Hormone
B. S. Appleby et al.
West Nile Virus Infection in Belgian Traveler Returning from Greece
L. Cnops et al.
Powassan Virus Encephalitis, Minnesota, USA
D. Neitzel
Hepatitis E Virus and Porcine-Derived Heparin
C. Crossan et al.
Human Enterovirus Genotype C104 among Persons with Respiratory Infections, China
Z. Xiang et al.

Books and Media

The Foundations of Virology: Discoverers and Discoveries, Inventors and Inventions, Developers and Technologies
S. Bloom

Volume 19, Number 5—May 2013

Research

Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Strains, Alberta, Canada
D. Langlois-Klassen et al.
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As immigration is a major determinant of tuberculosis epidemiology in immigrant-receiving countries, the importation and subsequent transmission of potentially more pathogenic strains such as those in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing lineage could have important implications for tuberculosis prevention and care programs.
Targeting Surveillance for Zoonotic Virus Discovery
J. Levinson et al.
Searching for Populations at Risk for Alveolar Echinococcosis, France
M. Piarroux et al.
Use of Harmonizing Assays for Detection of Hepatitis E Virus
S. A. Baylis et al.
Searching for Populations at Risk for Alveolar Echinococcosis, France
M. Piarroux et al.
Changing Severity of Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Infection in Hospitalized Patients in First Postpandemic Season, Germany
N. Lehners et al.

Dispatches

Chronic Q Fever and Cardiac Valve Disease
L. M. Kampschreur et al.
Novel Molecular Type of Clostridium difficile in Neonatal Pigs, Western Australia
M. M. Squire et al.
Bacillus cereus Colonization of Newborns and Contaminated Ventilator Air-Flow Sensor
G. Turabelidze et al.
Mapping Environmental Suitability of Malaria Transmission, Greece
B. Sudre et al.
Tickborne Encephalitis Associated with Consumption of Raw Goat Milk
N. Hudopisk et al.
Scrub Typhus Outbreak, Ban Pongyaeng, Northern Thailand
W. Rodkvamtook et al.
Implications of Dengue Outbreaks for Blood Supply, Australia
H. M. Faddy et al.
Detecting Rickettsia parkeri Infection from Eschar Swab Specimens
T. Myers et al.
Novel Lyssavirus in Spain
N. Ceballos et al.
Tuberculosis Exposure among Evacuees at a Shelter after Earthquake, Japan, 2011
H. Kanamori et al.
Campylobacter coli Pulsar 1 Outbreak among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Québec, Canada, 2010-2011
C. Gaudreau et al.

Another Dimension

Zombies—A Pop Culture Resource for Public Health Awareness
M. Nasiruddin et al.

Letters

Atypical Erythema Migrans in PCR-Positive Lyme Disease
S. E. Schutzer et al.
Brucellosis in Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China, 2005–2010
J. Chen et al.
Search for Possible Additional Reservoirs for Human Q Fever, the Netherlands
H. Roest et al.
Clostridium difficile Infection Caused by Binary Toxin–Positive Strains
M. Hensgens and E. J. Kuijper
Cutaneous Mycobacterium shigaense Infection in Immunocompetent Woman
P. Cui et al.
Infectious Disease Surveillance by Medical Examiners and Coroners
D. M. Blau et al.
Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clone from North Africa to France
R. A. Bonnin et al.
Plasmodium falciparum with Multidrug Resistance 1 Gene Duplications, Senegal A. Pascual et al.
Single Genotype of Anaplasma phagocytophilum identified from Ticks, Camargue, France
A. Chastagner et al.
Genomic Analysis of Salmonella Typhimurium Definitive Phage Type 104
H. Izumiya et al.
Successful Treatment of Listeriosis in First Trimester of Pregnancy
B. T. Chan et al.

Volume 19, Number 6—June 2013

Perspective

Public Health Lessons from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome a Decade Later
J. P. Koplan et al.

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